Keep a spray bottle on your belt with your window cleaning solution. Reduces the number of trips to the bucket. (+ your solution will be dirt free for the most part)
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How does it save you money?
If I have to tell you, then you donāt need it.
I understand how difficult it is for some to articulate their thoughts in a clear and concise mannerā¦
Are you referring to a new perversion of some kind? How can I identify these people?
their license plates usually state: BEST WC
please use cautionā¦
Great thread !!
thanks
When doing retail storefronts it is good to use a long rectangular bucket with a lid. It also comes in handy to have a squeegee designed for 1 inch ledges. We can do most of our routes now without using a ladder.
We have learned that most retail storefront routes only need one worker. Sending a team of two only saves 25% of the time in most cases because you donāt save any time during the driving between locations. If you send two guys you are spending twice as much money and saving only 25% of the time. Not cool. Only send two if you have too and make sure the additional cost is reflected in the price.
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I try to think ahead. My mind is usually on the next window. Iām thinking of the fastest way to complete the next task so Iām ready when I get there.
When cleaning sills and such, I carry around a 1 gallon bug sprayer with solution in it. 20 quick pumps and the thing will spray for 2-3 minutes straight. You can use it almost as a mini powerwasher on nasty sills. Best $15 bucks Iāve spent in a while
When you climb to the top of a ladder and scrape and clean the window and frameā¦donāt step back to admire your work
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Donāt carry a fully extended 40ā ladder straight up during a thunderstorm, itās basically a lightning rod.
You da Man if you can carry a fully extended 40ā foot ladder around for any distance by yourselfā¦thunderstorm or not
Iāve done it. Barely, but Iāve done it.
Iām not sure if I ever did one that was fully fully extended but probably. You gotta do what you gotta do when the boss drops you off alone. Itās awkward and heavy, you have to be careful for sudden gusts of wind, but Iāll carry it right across a court yard before Iāll retract the ladder and take it down. Going along a wall from window to window though is pretty easy and safe. I donāt think they weigh more then a 36 actually. Not much anyway.
I HATE ladder work that is higher then 28ā, one time I had to do 40ā work on a glass wall going up a grand stand at a horse racing arena. I had to lift it over the seats. In my own business I rented a 40 only once, the tallest ladder that I own is a 32 (wish it was a 36 though). I like 16ā ladder work:)
Not me, I drop it down and carry it. Yes, I will walk it along the wall no problemo, but I wonāt carry it around extended.
I use the technique of using my non-dominant hand to apply chemical and squeege. It took quite a bit of practice but now it saves me a lot of time. In particular when I am cleaning 2 windows side by side. I stand fast in the middle and pass the tools hand to hand. This gives my dominant hand, arm, and shoulder a break and speeds me up.
I also carry Bronze Wool with me. I donāt know how I got along before without it. I am currently doing a construction clean-up where the frames are stained. So the stain naturally is on the glass. I can scrape practicly all day long and the glass not come clean. Instead of fussing I run the Bronze Wool over the glass in 2 directions and after sraping the edges it comes perfectly clean every time. This is much faster than fussy scraping.
Iām still trying to figure how Scrim works better. I tried them for a week an reverted back to hucks.
